One of the basic premises of societies and economies is the capability of humans to understand and judge the aims and motivations of others. We are continuously observing the facial expressions of our fellows. We keep watching and try to understand the undercurrents of important events for us....

Interpretations of David Ricardo's (and Adam Smith's) tax theory are presently dominated by an Anglo-Saxon perspective, though French physiocrats also played a role in its formation. Recent studies on economic thought often include a look at the historical precedents of a theory. This has given...

Ákos Navratil (1875-1952) is an outstanding theoretical economist from the first half of the 20th century. A selection of his works was published as volume 8 in the series Classics in Hungarian Economics (Old truths and new theories in economics by Ákos Navratil, (int., ed. by M. Hild)). The...

One of the basic premises of societies and economies is the capability of humans to understand and judge the aims and motivations of others. We are continuously observing the facial expressions of our fellows. We keep watching and try to understand the undercurrents of important events for us....

Interpretations of David Ricardo's (and Adam Smith's) tax theory are presently dominated by an Anglo-Saxon perspective, though French physiocrats also played a role in its formation. Recent studies on economic thought often include a look at the historical precedents of a theory. This has given...